Israeli warplanes bombarded areas near three hospitals in the Gaza Strip early on Monday, Palestinian media reported, but it was not immediately clear whether the hospitals themselves suffered damage. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the reports, which […]Read More

UNSPLASH DUBAI – An Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced two journalists to years in prison for their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday. The death of 22-year-old Amini last September while in […]Read More

PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD The Philippines repeated its call for China to stop its “provocative actions”, warning that its continued attempts to block Manila’s resupply missions to a disputed atoll in the South China Sea could have “disastrous results”. Jonathan E. Malaya, spokesperson […]Read More

A general view of the traffic along EDSA. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS NEW VEHICLE SALES grew by an annual 9.5% in September, the slowest pace in 19 months, according to the joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, […]Read More

By Keisha B. Ta-asan, Reporter THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) may be compelled to resume monetary tightening next month to mitigate inflationary pressures, although a likely pause by the US Federal Reserve could ease the pressure on the BSP to hike […]Read More

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations are keen on the Philippines’ first sovereign wealth fund. Mr. Marcos attended the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. — RENE DILAN/PPA POOL By Luisa Maria Jacinta […]Read More

BW FILE PHOTO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S (NG) gross borrowings dropped by 6.96% to P124.056 billion in August, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.      Data from the BTr showed that gross borrowings in August were lower than P133.338 billion in […]Read More

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) flagged three entities for soliciting investments from the public without the necessary registration. In three separate advisories, the corporate regulator said that 888 Partners Corp. Budgetarian Online Shop, Integrated Digital Success, and Hailey & Hollyn Spa […]Read More

CHARLES FORERUNNER-UNSPLASH THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has renewed its call for entities under its watch to avail of the agency’s amnesty program as it named more than 298,000 ordinary corporations that risk being classified as delinquent. In a notice posted […]Read More

HONDA Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) is targeting to increase its market share to 5% from the current 4% by yearend, its sales official said. “We are targeting about a 5% market share, I hope that by the end of the calendar year, […]Read More